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THE “ CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MAY 25, 1987.

BRITAIN'S STRONGEST EVER et The

I Have Met ATHLETICS TEAM THIS YEAR?

Derek Johnson

‹ By ARCHIE QUICK

Derek Johnson is a man 'who has triumphed over environment by sheer scholastic arki athletic ability. He was one of a jarijo family born in the East End of Loridón at West Ham. The

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Barking Rood, with its street markets, blized buildings workaday

life is no beauly

społy and Derek has escoptd

Record Number Of Good Early Season Marks

By "RECORDER"

Dospite the retirement of quite a few outstanding veteran athletes, a usual feature of a post-Olympic season, it looks like From elementary school he Britain is to have its strongest ever athletics team for interna-

from i

won a scholarship to a grammar school and from there another

one to the University, Now ho is at Oxford studying medicine liko the great Dark athletes before him-Dr Roger

Blue

Bannister and Jack Lovelock. It

is almost certain he will follow in their footsteps and go as a student to St Mary's Hospital one day.

Yet his greater fame will be on the running track. Last year he won a silver

medal as runner-up" in

Melbourne Olymple Gamel 880 yards

the

tional matches this year.

It may even be that as an athletic power Britain will be second in. Europe only to the USSR. Main British weaknesses will again be the high jump and pole vault and probably the javelin throw.

Quito a few of last year's Goudge looks the best new- promising funlors, now in their comer. Best so far: first full coron as seniors, are showing exceptional promise leading and in some casos are the Beld in their event.

In Dast Yenta outstanding marks by British athletes havq rarely come before the end of May or curly June curing the

the in July British Games over Whit

sun week-end.

be- the

hind Tom Courtney, and clash between these two at the White City, London,

should be one of the great ruces of all time, Johnson is out for revente, for ho

With the athletics season in starting earlier is convinced Britain

every year-this

that he ran a bad race at Mel

too bourne, making his effort soon,

UNIQUE RECORD Darek ulso holds We

unique record of having represented

with there успр

were some major meetings as carly as February-quite a few athletes have already reached Never before mid-season form,

as there been such an impres- international

sive display

of

Oxford against Cambridge class performances by the middle the Inter-Varsity sports on fore annual occasions, and has was of May.

Features of the carly stage of more medals at those meetingi

the British athletics season Wêre than any other runner,

Yet it was as a quarter miler the continued "boom" in out- that he first burst upon

the standing millers

distance and sporting scene, and that before runners, with a host of new he went up to Oxford, He was faces challenging the established of an automatic choice for College stars, a surprising amount and University as a freshuman, talent In the 220 york low and since then he has been hurdles, and vast improvement Becretary and President. He has

in general standard in the shot shown his versatility by alter-

put and discus throw-events in which nating from quarter mile races to bait miles and back SHALSA, and just now he is concentrat ing on the mlle distance In Now for an event by event order to gain extra siamina. roview. believe he lus

secret ambition

to become AAA Mile Champion, but I cannot ace num ousting Durck Ibbetson or Brian Hew son from that dizzy pinnacle. But I think he will prove him- seit the finest B80 yards man

British standards for

ycura have been very much second class,

on

100 YARDS DABU The reigning AAA Champion, John Young, started the season with a clocking at Oxford on February 11, but has not established his supremacy his win-lose secoil.

Oxford's in the world this suflutter,

John Metcalf and Cambridge's When I spoke to him at Ox-JR. 9oolt-Oliileid look very ford the other day he sai:

promising. Metcalfe, however, we are going to see

may prefer to concentrate great resurgence of University the 440 yasda hurdles, in which sport, not only on the Junning event he is likeliest to win his track. The Inter-Varsity

Rugby

international colours.

think

"I

to

at Twickenham has become re- cognised as superior even the Internationals, and there are some brilliant cricketers on way up. We could be beading for another golden

period tu

compare with the early nirties when the lead at Rugby, surver and running was given by the Light and Dark Blues,"

Answers

+

To

Sports Quiz

1. Ice-hockey.

2. Yachtsmen of

America.

3. Everton Weckes.

Britain and

4 match between

sugby and cricket,

5. A

Cheloca (nickname the "Pensioners and Wolver- hampton Wanderers-the "Wolves".

5. Donald Budge, in 1937-38.

7. Howe (before

each

married), Bedsi

Wardrop

8. Argentinian, Danish

Australian

B. The modern pentathlon,

was

and

and

10. Joe Louis, Ezzard Charles

and locky Marcišno.

THE

WEEKEND

on

Best perle so far are:

P. John

9.0

99

J.R. Scolt-Oldfield John Metcalf

9.9 R. Whitelock

his 0.9 came in the earliest stage The last-named is a Scot end

of the Scottish season which staris quite a few weeks later than the Boglish sousou.

220 YARDS DASH Performances here have been most impressive with three athletes already having clocked international class time. Best so

far:

21.5 John Metcalf 21.5 David Segal

21.0 J.R. Scott-Oldfield 22.0 Gwilym Roberts 22.1 A.V. Playle 22.2

J.AN, Railton

22.2 J.A. Spooner

22.3 J.R.C. Young

Not one veteran in the lot.

440 YARDS RUN

perform-

Good early scasun ances in this event have rarely been achieved by Britons—be- fore the end of May and there has been no outstanding clock- ing. Poter Higgins and John Salisbury retal their

position

48.4 Peter Higgins 40A JE. Salibury 48,7 C.E. Goudige 10.0 John Metcalf 40.0 Derek Johnson 40.1 John Wrighton 40.2 49.3

40,4

Robin Woodland Malcolm Chaplin James Paterson

49,5 Leslie Critchlow

4:10,4 Peter' Clark 4:10.6 J. Winch 4:10,8 Feber Driver 4:11,6 J.A. Morrison 4:11,8 John Cameron Most promising newcomer in Michael Berisford. Donald Gorrie and Daykd Thornton are experimenting successfully with a longer distance.

formances. Best so far:

540

TWO MILES RUN There has been only 880 YARDS RUN

major race in this event so far Olympic silver medallist at Oxford on May 14 and this Derek Johnson and Brian Hew-produced some very good por-

on remain Britain's best and the Scot, Donald Gorrie, is Bri- tam's most Improved half miler, Britain's two other Olymple re- event, Rawson, are not yet in form. presentatives in

Farrell and Michael

Michael

The best, so far:

this

150.5 Derek Johnson

1:00.0

Brian Hewton

1:50,8 Donald Gormle 1:52.4 James Paterson 1:53.2 David Thornton 1:43,5 Edward Buswell 1:53.9 Ron Mackay

ONE MILE BUN

from

Nothing

here yel Olympians Brian Hewson, Ken Wood and Ian Boyd, Hewson is concentrating on the half mile this year and Boyd is likely to E on the retired 1st. Derck Ibbolton leads the field with his 4:00.6 at Oxford on May 14. Derek Johnson, experimenting seriously with this longer dis- tance, is a surprising second best so far. The best to date:

4:00,6

4:05,0

4:08.0

Derek Ibbotson

Derek Johnson

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Paul Abrahams 4:08,0 Michael Berisford .. 4:09.5 Roger Dunkley 4:10,0 Brian Barrett 4:10.2 Donald Corrie 4:10A J.G. Ealts 4:10.4

David Thornton

4:30.4 John MacDonald

1 Christian me.

2 This perlai

3 Typewriter ones?

4 For the photo-

grapher?

5 Cricket one?

6.These instruments

7 Such a play

8:56,0 Peter Driver 8:57,0 David Richards 8:59.0 John Thorpe 1:03,0 K.J. Gülgan

+

THREE MILES RUN More activity here, some good class performances, but

Blow

In comparison to what may be expected in mid-season. The most important race so far -at Leyton on May 1--was won by newcomer Laurie Reed, miler last year and now

with perimenting successfully longer distanças, The best DO

Lar:

Ex-

13:52.4 Laurie Reed 13:55,2 George Knight 13:58.3 John Thorpe 13:504 Roger Dunkley 13:59,7 Basil Heatley 14:00.0 Toa Baverstöck 14:00.3 David Richards 14:024 Adan Perkins 14:024 KJ, Gilligan 14:03.0 Jack Heywood 14:04.0 Albert Ingles 14:00.0 Hugh Foord Georgo Knight and John Thorpo seem to be heading for their best season Very much Improved do Welshuman David Richards. Former Hongkong Champion Bruce Tulloh finish- ed fourth to Richards, Heywood and Gilligan in the Universities Athletic Union Championship at Reading on May 18. With a best

NAMESAKES

INSTRUCTIONS:

so far of 15:18.2, he is not do-1 athletics, No one even remotely ing as well as he was earlier approaching the class of Poter "this year in the cross 'country | Wells, who emigrated to New | acaɗon, but he should improve, Zealandi and Alan Paterson,

SIX MILES BUN

who emigrated to Canada, Best

6:4

D. Rolls

0:3

0:2

Only one major race so far in) so far: this event, won by Hugh Foord from twee DOWODNER to the top rank in this event. Times at the White City on April 27. werd:

·

20:41,4 Hugh Foord 28:52.0 Laurie Reed 28:53.0 Sum Eldo 28:534 JL. Merriman 20:50,7 Albert Ingles 29:08.0 Ted Baverstock

STEEPLECHASE Olympic Champion Brasher has reilred. No eclivity get from Olympians John Dilcy and Eric Shirley. Best so far:

0:12.0 Eddie Ein

0:13.0 Tony Llewellyn 9:17.2 Rex Shuttleworth 9:22.0 Mike Palmer

Chris

120 YARDS HURDLES There is quite a scramble for the British team berth vacated by Jack Parker, now in Hong- kong, but nobody in the same class. Peter Hildreth has started his season with only modest performances. On his win-lose record Ian Malcolm looks like Best for international colour and Victor Matthews may dis- place Hildreth. Best so far:

149 Ian Melcolm

15.0 Victor Matthews 15.1 Peter Hudreth 15.2 D. Cook

his

Unless Hildreth recovers form of previous years, Britain's chances of scoring points here in International meetings are alim. Parker will be badly missed.

220 YARDS HURDLES Britain's greatest ever scason In this event with quite a few athletes already

under 26 seconds and a British record of 23.4 seconds by John Metcalf at Oxford on May 14. Best so far:

23A John Metcalf -

24.0 JR. Scott-Oldfield

The

D. Chadderton Paul Stableforth POLE - VAULT

other

poverty-stricken event. All Britain's hopes here rest on Geoff Euloti, the only 14-Booter in Britain's history, fald low by injuries for two years after his great 1054 sca- son. Bost so fax:

13:0 Geoff Elliott

12:10 Ian Ward

12: 8 George Broad

Quito a dew 12-Cooters, more than usual, but this is a hope- fess height internationally,

LONG "JUMP Roy Cruttenden and Ken Wilmehurst are warming up to their best very early in the sea- son, Best so far:

24:0 Boy Crittenden 23: 7 Ken Wilmshurst. 23: 0 A.J, Grant

→

West Indies

FRANK WORRELL (Jamaica).

Born Bridgetown, August 1, 1924, Right-hand, bala- man, and left-arm bowler, 37 Tests,

WORRELL, a student at

Manchester University, first-class

has not played No newcomer of promise, but | Cruttenden anck Wilmshurst should score quite a few points in international matches.

HOP, STEP. A. JUMP No activity yet from British record-bolder Ken Wilmshurst. Singapore's Tan Eng-yoon, has the beat mark of the British carly season with 47 feet 11% inches and has also discovered himse

is a good 220-yard hurdler with a best so far. of 240′ seconds.

Best HSJ marks

by Britons so far:

47: 5

GJT. Britten

40: 7

B. Sharpo

D.C. Smith

40: 0%

SHOT FUT No more poverty here but on abundance of riches and nearly all the best men in their first

season as seniore, four of them under 20 years of age. Best so for:

John Savidge

24.3 D.W. Donaldson

09: 3

24.7 C.E. Goudge

52:11

Mike Lindsay

24.7 Robert Shaw

52: 3

Martin Lucking.

24.8 Derick Carrington

32: 1

Tony Rowe'

24.9

Victor Matthews

48: 9

Gerald Carr'

25.0 Ian Malcolm

40: 0

GR. Northern

48: D

440 YARDS HURDLES Early season surprise was the defeat of Olympian Harry Kane by John Metcalf et Chlawick on

Olympians May 11.

Robert Shiv, and Tom Farrell have not started their

in this ovent Best so far.. 536 John Metcalf 53.8 - Kane 63.8 CE. Goudge 540 A. Harwah 34.8

Beason

Piter Hildreth

HIGH JUMP One of the two most poverty- stricken events

British

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as Britain's best in this event. Manchester University's

GAMBOLS

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NO, GAVE, YOU HAD A NEW HAT LAST MONTH

by Barry Appleby

BR CAREFUL HOW YOU' HANDLE THAT SPRAY, DEAR

BE SPECIFIC

E.G. Wieland Barclay Palmer ls in the United States.

DISCUS THROW- Marie Pharaoh, who took Melbourne fourth place at the Games with a throw

of more than 178 feet, has not been seen in action so far and may be on the retired. Bat. Should to re- turn, his international berth is insecure. The 18-year-old Scot- Wish sensation, glont Mike Lindsay, has the world record his Larrel. 20-year-old Gerald Carr set a new British native record (best by a Briton in Britain) with 173 feot 3 Inches at Loughborough on May 4. Best so thr

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173: 3. Gerald Carr

106: 4

Mike Lindsay

IES: 1

Peter Isbester

154: 7

Eric Cleaver

HAMMER THEOW

cricket for two years, bus such is the brilliance of his past record that the West Indies unhesitatingly Included him in their party,

one Ho remains of the greatest batamen in she world-elegant and with a complele array of strokes.

He is perhaps the most technically sound of the West Indies' famous thres Wa, but since he hearted the Test Averages (89,83)

England

1980,

Worrell bas oanooded ground to both Walooik and Weekes.

.

Worrol!

highly popular with both colleg-

His sues and opponents. 'Lancashire League' assoola- tion dates back to 1048, and he has been on three Commonwealth team tours of India.

of

keeping pace with the rest the world. Young Michael Ellis la getting better and better and should take over Peter Allday's international berth. Best so fari

191: 6 Michael Ellia Don Amhony Carl Harper

Percy Porter Frank

Gandy

*180: 7

173:10

168: 2

167: 4

161: 0

Ian Bain

160; 9.

R.S. Scott

159: 7

187: 7

Warwick Dixon L. Rigamonti JAVELIN THROW

Nothing Banticularly interest- ing here so far, but a lot of promisc, Best marks to date:

210: 0 Coin Smith

Clive Loveland Dick Miller

J. Gribler

207: 4

204: 6

200: 84

Ray Davies

199: 7

.190; 0

197: 3

better and

193:10

Another event in which Bri-

are getting

fona

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